fetal monitoring

I had my midwife apointment today (yay!), and she told me about another way to do intermittent monitoring. After they get the first 20-30 min read on the machine, a nurse comes in every 30 minutes and monitor you before/during/after one contraction. You aren't tied to the bed with the straps on...the nurse would hold it on you during the contraction.

Which sounds a lot nicer than having to get back in the bed every hour...I hate having to sit still during labor!